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A Lebanon man indicted on 29 counts of child pornography was released on bond the day he was booked, according to jail records.

Edward Studebaker, 30, was indicted April 6 on five counts of pandering child pornography and 24 counts of illegal use of a minor. Jail records state Studebaker was booked Jan. 18 and released later that day on a $30,000 bond.

Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said approximately 150 images of child pornography were found in Studebaker's possession. There are approximately 29 child victims displayed in the photographs, he said.

"I mean, he likes young girls, is what we're dealing with," Fornshell said.

The indictment states Studebaker was in possession of the images between Nov. 21 and Jan. 18. Fornshell said the images were found online and alerted through the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which then began a local investigation.

The images' IP addresses were then traced back to Studebaker, Fornshell said.

Police records state Studebaker uploaded images of multiple prepubescent girls, some of which are approximately 9 years old, being raped or otherwise displayed in a sexual manner to a Google Drive account.

There is no evidence that Studebaker took the photos, Fornshell said.

Studebaker has no prior criminal charges and is not currently registered as a sex offender in the state of Ohio, according to online records.

Studebaker is scheduled to appear in court on April 24, according to the indictment.